The Shirin and Farhad Tree

34.38715°N 47.131133°E / 34.38715; 47.131133

The Shirin and Farhad tree in Taq Bostan

The Shirin and Farhad Tree[1] or Rahmat tree (Kurdish: دار شیرین و فەرهاد, romanized: Dār-e Šīrīn-o Farhād) is a 700-year-old tree of the genus Platanus located in the historical area of Taq Bostan in Kermanshah, Iran. The tree is 37.7 metres (124 ft) tall and 8.46 metres (27.8 ft) wide.[2][3]

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References
  1. A Very Tall Platanus Tree Attributed to Sassanids and Shirin and Farhad Legend, in Persian, Young Journalists Club.
  2. "Magiran | روزنامه ایران (1388/02/09): ثبت ملی درخت 700 ساله طاق بستان درآثار طبیعی".
  3. "معاون ميراث فرهنگي كرمانشاه خبر داد: درخت 700 ساله طاقبستان كرمانشاه اثر ملي شد". Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-08-30.


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